St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-01-08
The Sunday Law.
AN ACT.

Requiring all stores, shops, groceries
saloons, and all places of public bust
ness which are or may be conducted
under any law OF the State Of Loui.
siaDa, or under any parochial or mum
clpal law or ordinance, except those
herein exempted, to be closed on Sun
days, and forhidding all giving, trading
or bartering and selling on Sundays by
the propretors or employees of such
establishments ; declaring it INSIDE
meanor to violate the provisions of this
act; and to fix penalties for all viola
tons Of the same. and to repeal all
laws or parts of laws contrary to or in
consistent herewith.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Gener-
al Assembly of the State OF Louisiana,
That from and after the 31st. day of
December, A. d. 1856, all stores, shops,
saloons, and all places of public bust
ness, which are or may be, licensed I'M
der the laws of the State of LOUISIANA,
or under any parOctial or municipal
law or ordinance, and all plantation
stores, are hereby required toSbeelosed
at twelve O'Clock on Saturday nights,
and to remain closed continuously for
twenty -four {24) hours during which
period of time it shall not be lawful for
the proprietors thereof to give, trade,
barter, exchange or sell any, of the
stock or any article of merchandise
kept in any such establishment.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted. etc.
That whatsoever shall violate the pro-
visions Of this act, for each otftnse,
shall be deemed guilty Of INSIDE
meanoT, and on trial and on conviction
khall pay tine of not less than twenty
Ave dollars, nor more than two hun
aed and fifty dollars, or be imprisoned
t& not less than ten days nor more
IN thirty days, or both at the discre-
iio Of the court; provisions OF this |
act hall not apply t" newsdealers, keep |
eFs q soda fountains, places Of resort |
tor ereations and health watering |
Fplacesand public parks, nor prevent |
Sec. ! Be it further enacted, etc.
mat thprovisions Of this act shall not
amply toanewspaper Offices, printing
offices, box stores, drug stores, apothe-
cary >hopsandertake shops, public and
private nakets, bakeries, dairles, Ii
very stahies.railroads, whether steam
or horse, hote, boarding houses, steam
boats ana otile vessels. warehouses for |:
receiving ana awarding Erei@hts, res
taurants. Telegram offices and theatres.
OF any place of.anusement, providing
no Intoxicating lhors are sold in the
premises; provide that stores NAV be
opened for the pJAoSc Of selling any
thing necessary IN sickness and for
burial purposes; proidcd, that nothing
in this act shall be epstrued so as to
allow hotels or boardac houses to sell
or dispose of alcoholic lionors. excent
wine for table use n SLndayst and
provided, further, tha no alcoholic
vinous or malt liquors kalI be given
traded or bartered or sof6or delivered !
in any public place on saItdav. eyrrnt
when actually administer mr. nra-
scrihed by prac1cing phScian inthe
discharge Of his professiona dntirs in
case Of sickness i'll such ca the ni,v-
sicians administering the ihyicati3y
liquors may charge therefor.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacll efc
That nj! laws or parts III lawSNntrary
to or inconsistent with the pftisions
hereof, be and the same are here re-
pealed.
II. w. OGDEN.
Speaker of the House of Representatas
CLAY kNOBLOCH
Lieutenant Governor and Presiht
of the Senate. Approved June p, ia
- S. ID. MCENERY. VI
h~Eernor Of the State of LouisianaN
a true>eapy from the original. 4
- OSCAR ARROYO, I
Secretary of State. 4